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95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Partiers Least Informed
Posted in Liberaland by Alan • February 13, 2010, 2:23 PMET • 65 Comments »

A CBS poll reveals that when asked whether the Obama administration, raised, lowered, or kept taxes the same for most Americans, only 12% get the answer correct: taxes were decreased.

• 24 percent of respondents said they INCREASED taxes.
• 53 percent said they kept taxes the same
• And 12 percent said taxes were decreased.

Of people who support the grassroots, “Tea Party” movement, only 2 percent think taxes have been decreased, 46 percent say taxes are the same, and a whopping 44 percent say they believe taxes have gone up.

Tax cuts were expansive, in that they covered many Americans, but they were small. And some taxes were raised on the state level to make up for shortfalls. Another reason for the lack of accurate perception on tax cuts is the loud drumbeat from the right about how Obama raises taxes, which is factually inaccurate.

http://www.alan.com/2010/02/13/95-of-americans-got-tax-cuts-12-know-it-tea-partiers-least-informed/






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RE: 95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Par... - 2/15/2010 2:13:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hmmm... that analysis of the poll seems to be misleading and almost an outright lie. Didn't the biggest federal cigarette tax get signed into law under the current administration?

Just sayin.

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RE: 95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Par... - 2/15/2010 2:44:14 PM   
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RE: 95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Par... - 2/15/2010 2:47:25 PM   
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RE: 95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Par... - 2/15/2010 2:49:56 PM   
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RE: 95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Par... - 2/15/2010 3:50:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		95%...in the first year. You know how long under current proposals all of those tax cuts and more will be given back? About 1 month of the 2011 Obama budget.

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RE: 95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Par... - 2/15/2010 3:52:11 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Thadius

Hmmm... that analysis of the poll seems to be misleading and almost an outright lie. Didn't the biggest federal cigarette tax get signed into law under the current administration?

Just sayin.


But it was posted in "liberaland" so it must be true.


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RE: 95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Par... - 2/15/2010 3:52:56 PM   
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RE: 95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Par... - 2/15/2010 4:45:25 PM   
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RE: 95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Par... - 2/16/2010 3:39:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well...for me, my property tax went down because the value of my home went way down (this btw, affected my monthly mortgage premium to the good...yay!)
My income tax refund was about $2,000 more than it was last year.  Turbo tax prepares mine, and I admit I don't know jack about preparing taxes or the breaks your allowed to claim, but something seems just a tad bit easier on me, at the moment. 

All I'm saying is I don't look a gift-horse in the mouth.  Taxes will eventually (probably) go up because thats what democrats always seem to do.  And I do recall one of the biggest tax increases in Fl for cigarrettes that I've ever seen, but I don't smoke, and that was raised by the Fl Governor (R-Charlie Crist), not the President of the US.

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RE: 95% Of Americans Got Tax Cuts; 12% Know It; Tea Par... - 2/16/2010 4:50:48 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Brain

Democrats need to do a better job getting out the message and confronting Republican lies. This kind of misrepresentation of the truth is not acceptable.


Just who are "Democrats" or Repulicans for that matter?  It would seem to me that there are a whole lot of folks reading the blogs and sprewing talking points with damn few folks actually getting out from behind their computers and doing anything.  Especially Liberals.  There is nothing preventing Democrats from forming groups and becoming both visible and vocal.

What, Brain, do you propose as a solution?

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